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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kerrick" data-source="post: 4922938" data-attributes="member: 4722">No... in the case of someone with no rogue levels, just rule it an auto-crit.What? I never once mentioned the word "realistic" in my post, nor did I imply it. And no, they're not - they're quite realistic.If Bruce Lee doesn't know you're there, he's flat-footed. That's it. If you're a rogue, you can deal a sneak attack because you've got special training. Some jerkoff with a steak knife might be able to stick that knife somewhere vital, or he might not. He should still roll to hit, since the target might be wearing armor, have special protections, or could simply move at the last moment, but a hit should deal more damage than normal (a crit).Realism and game mechanics are not necessarily mutually exclusive.Which is what any player with half a brain and the ability to do so (i.e., make more than 1 attack/round) would do automatically.That falls into the realm of "common sense". If a DM actually allowed something that ridiculous, you should smack him upside the head with a DMG. There should be a limit on how much smaller a creature can be, relative to the creature it's flanking, to be effective. Three sizes sounds about right, IMO.I was thinking about this last night, and I came up with a feat. Let's call it Battlefield Awareness; I was going to call it Eyes in the Back of Your Head, but someone's already done that one. It requires BAB +12; the benefit is that you cannot be flanked by an opponent unless it has concealment relative to you. That is, someone who is invisible, obscured by fog/darkness, or hiding behind a bush can still flank you, because you can't pinpoint their exact location.</blockquote>

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